Baker&#39;s peel



Nov. 21, 1933. H'. L. scHROEDER BAKER S l PEEL 1 5 a z f 07. au 9 m. M. im@ d 2 w ,m h .J Y e mm i vv@ e j f .T d l 2 .uw lt l 6, l* 1 3 n u J 1w, A A l ,w E 2 l n MWXM@ Patented Nw. 2i, 193s Y Application August 16, 1932. Serial N0.V629,'071

sciaims. (cum- 67) 1 'i The invention relates to a bakers peel and has for its primary object the provisionv of lan improved peel which may be used by the baker of bread, crackers, etc. and which canbe made large- 5 ly of wood or other analogous iibrous material to meet the requirements of the individual baker.

Bakers peels `of the character to which my invention is adaptable are formed of elongated wood blades of various widths and lengths that are provided with handles by which they are manipulated in the handling of bread, crackers, etc., by bakers in connection with ovens and other requirements. These peel blades may be made of integral wood strips suitably formed or they may be built up of a plurality of strips joined together somewhat like veneered wood is built up of separate relatively thin layers of wood glued together with a grain of the wood .suitably arranged to counteract warping tendencies. VWith the use of such peel blades made of wood or analogous material, theV problem arises of providing a suitable attachable handle for operating Athe blade, which handle may be detached yfrom one blade and used in connection with another times the life of the blade which is subjected to the more intense heat likely to be found in the ovens'. l'

An object of my invention is to provide an imsecured in operative relation with the handle end of the blade in a manner to prevent loosening .and also *in the manner that will permit lof ready Aad- .35V justment in taking up any loosenelss that mightv ment thereof, which is hereinafter described withY reference to the drawings, forminga part of the specification, the novel features being setforth in the appended claims.

In the said drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan View of my improved bakers peel with parts, ofthe handle and blade portions broken away to decrease the length of the device in this view.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device of Fig. 1..

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of 'a detached handle bracket, the latter being shown also in section in Fig. 4, which latter Viewv is taken on the line 4,-4

`cated.V by the arrows.

since the handleparts frequently outlast many proved construction of peel blade and co-operating vhandle by which the handle may be rigidlyY of Fig. 3, looking in the direction indicated by the Y arrows. Y v

Fig. 5 is a broken cross sectional viewtaken on line 5-5 of Fig. 1 looking in the drectionindi- 60 Fig. 6 is aj'brcken transverse sectional View through the device of Fig. 1, thesame being taken approximately on the line.6;6 of Fig. 5 looking in the directionindicated by the arrows.

Figs. l and 8 are broken vertical sectional views 65 taken on lines 7,-7 and 8 8, respectively, of Fig. 6, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows, illustrating details of the invention.

Figs. 9 and 10 are fragmentary .sections taken respectively on lines 9-'9 and 10-10 of Fig. 1, 70 lookingr in the respective directions indicated by the arrows.

Fig. ll is a broken detail sectional View showing the preferred construction of the end of ymy improved peel blade remote from the handle, A and Fig. 12 is a View similarto Fig. 11, illustrating a modification of the construction shown in Fig.

11, rand Fig. 13 is a modified form of the handle attachingl portion of the structure.

in the brokenrvview of Fig. 1, which'isy an ele- 8O vation or a plan vView of the complete device with handle attached as it would appear lying upon a nat surface, the blade portion of the peel, preferably, although not necessarily made of wood, Vis designated generally ,by the reference char- B5` acter 10 and the saine',` according tothe conventional construction, will be made at y.the handle endl of a suitable thickness for strengthening pur- 'poses 4so as to .give the blade stability for the rugged use to; which it is subjected frequently in r connection with the heated ovens and the blade .may be made of an integral piece of Woodlor of interleaved sections secured together by Asuitable means as casein or blood albumen glues, which are adhesives having admirable rheat resisting qualities. Y

' The blade 10 of any desired Width for the specific purpose intendedwill preferably, although the blade, a longitudinally extending handle slot, the walls of which are designated by the reference character l1 in the sectional view Fig. 9, is cut in such a manner that intermediate the top and bottom flat sides of the blade, adjacent the slot 11, there will be an inner peripherally extending rib 12 beginning at substantially the point at the heel end of the blade where the slot 1l begins and extending thence inwardly into the body of the blade to furnish a substantial seat several inches long for receiving the co operating end of the peel blade handle, designated generally by the reference character 13 which will also preferably be formed of wood. The hand engaging portion of the handle 13 may be round in cross section or it may be otherwise shaped to correspond somewhat to the end of the handle that is designed to enter the rabbeted blade slot 11, as indicated for example in the cross sectional views, Figs. 5 and 9, where it is shown that'the shaft 13 is cut to a size to fit snugly within the longitudinal handle opening 11, the same at the forward end and along the co-operating side edges being grooved as indicated at 42 in the section views, Figs. 5 and 9,` to co-operate with the tongue portions 12 of the slot and corresponding tongue portions 43 on the metallic handle brackets or clamps to be hereinafter described. The co-operating tongue and grooved or rabbeted portions of the handle groove Aand the handle 13 will preferably be rounded to the general form of a semi-circumference atthe forward end as indicated at 14, Fig. l. This telescoping rabbeted connection between' the handle and the blade assists in making a firm connection between the handle of the blade which is assisted and re-enforced by a pair of specially constructed metallic brackets l5 secured to the sides of the handle member 13 by a plurality of screws 16 as shown in Figs. 1 and 6 to 8 inclusive. Opposing angular extensions on the brackets l5 are provided and extending below the same, as a part of the handle bracket structure and preferably integral therewith, are

flanges as designated at 17, Figs. 1, 3, 4 and 8, the lower extremities of which are slightly rounded, preferably as indicated'in Fig. 8 to permit the same to enter the spaced pair of opposing grooves extending 'on oppositesdes of the handle slot in the heel end of the peel blade 10, midway between the face surfaces of the blade as designated by the reference character 18, Figs. 1 and 6 and 8. r v

On opposite sides of the slot 11 and substantially evenly spaced therefrom, I bore a pair of round holes through the body of the rblade as indicated at 19 extending between the opposite flat faces of the blade and a pair of bolt holes are then drilled within the body of the blade at the heel end extending parallel to the handle slot from the grooves 18 on each Vside thereof and extending into and communicating with the bored openings 19. These last named holes are designed to take the longitudinally extending bolts '20 which are provided with heads 21 for supporting the bolts in the radially extending angular portions of the brackets 15 so lthat the threaded end ofthe bolts 20, as illustrated' in Figs. 1 and' 6 to 8 inclusive, may extend Vinto the aforesaid circular openings 19 and engage and receive co-operating threaded `nuts 22 so that when a suitable tool as a screw driver is applied to the bolts 20 and rotated, it will cause them to engage the nuts 22 with a clamping action, the nuts 22 being held against rotation by reason of their being preferably square in form and hence be coming embedded in the wood around the circular openings 19 when pressure is applied by the rotation of the screw bolts 20 which will also have the effect of drawing the rabbeted handle portion 13 within the tongue slot 11 and causing the opposing wedge portions 17 to engage within the slots 18 to more thoroughly clamp the handle in nrm engagement with the blade.

The described construction for joining the handle to the blade furnishes a permanent supporting means between these parts that effectively resist tendencies toward looseness or detachment under the most difficult conditions of heat in the presence of moisture and the like.

Furthermore, an important feature of my improved peel is shown in Figs. 11 and 12 where the blade 10 is shown as thinned at the tip portion opposite the handle engaging end and frequentiy requires re-enforcement to increase the length of life of the blade.

In Fig. 10 I show the thinned tip end re-enforced by means of a pair of metallic strips 30 and 31 pressed into the material of the thinned wooden tip of the blade as illustrated in Fig. 11, each of these plates 30, 31, extending from side to side of the blade and secured thereto by some suitable heat resisting adhesive as a blood albumen glue which is found to be sufficiently tenacious for this purpose.

The re-cnforcing plaies 30, 31 may be formed as illustrated in the sectional View, Fig. 11, or as in the modied view, Fig. 12, where the plate 32,

corresponding to the plate 30 in Fig. 11 is shown slightly elongated and thev plate 33 corresponding to the plate 3l in Fig. 1l is shown considerably shortened so that the forward exremity of the plate 32 projects to provide a thin engaging metallic portion for the peel blade.

lIn Fig. 13 I show a modified forrnof thatpart of the structure which functions to hold the handle member 13 in xedposition in the handle slot of the peel blade through the action'of the screws 21 engaging the nuts 22 in the aforesaid holes 19 near the heel of the blade. In this View the body of the handle shaft is shown in section and it will be seen that I utilize a pair of screw eyes 35, 36 in lieu of the brackets 15andl their attaching means heretofore described. The screw portions of vthese parts 35, 36 will preferably be constructed like the threaded shanks of the ordinary wood screws as illustrated and I nd that bylusing screws, the threaded portions of which will be regulated' in length so as to reach a little beyond the longitudinal median line of the handle shaft, a very effectiveinterlocking action may be obtained at the overlapping forward extremities Y of the screws be continued, to cause their pointsV to Voverlap in the manner illustrated in Fig. 13 by reason of the inherent shape at the pointed ends of the wood screws, the points upon engagement will tend to oifset each other so that the points of the respective screws will tend to wedge each other slightly apart as illustrated in sectional view, Fig. 13, While the threads-thereon w-ill interlock at thecontacting peripheries of the screws thus effectively locking these screws in position and preventing their being disengaged by a direct outward pull onthe eyes thereof which take the stove bolts 20. Y

When the modification illustrated in Fig. 13 is used, it will be apparent that the screweyes 35, 36 will be inserted in the handle to their respective positions illustrated in Fig. 13 before the handle is inserted in the slot 11 of the blade, then the bolts 20 may be inserted and their threaded ends passed into the spaced apart openings 19 at the heel end of the blade for engagement with the nuts 22 in the manner heretofore described;

In order that the invention might be understood the details of the preferred embodiment thereof have been illustrated and described but it will be apparent that persons skilled in the art may resort to various modications without departing from the purpose and spirit of the invention as defined by the claims.

I claim:

1. A peel comprising a blade having a slot extending inwardly from its heel edge and communicating between the flat sides of the blade, a handle member having a portion thereof disposed in said slot and substantially filling the slot co-operating, slidable, interlocking parts formed on the respective engaging portions of the handle member and the walls of the slot in the said blade, there being a pair of bolt holes extending into the body of the blade from the heel end thereof and being formed approximately parallel with the said handle slot, means for drawing the said handle longitudinally into the said slot of the blade and for clamping the handle to the blade adjacent the heel end thereof, comprising a pair of laterally extending members sebetween the flat sides of the blade, a handle mem-l ber for co-operating with the said slot in the heel end of the blade, there being co-operating tongue and groove portions formed upon the respective contiguous co-operating surfaces of the handle member and the peel body within the said slot to provide an interlocking engagement between the handle member and the peel blade, and means for detachably clamping the handle member Within the said slot at the heel end of the blade comprising a pair of oppositely extending eye brackets secured to the handle member and a pair of rotatable metallic screw threaded members mounted in said eye brackets and engaged Within the body of the peel bladeat the adjacent heel end thereof.

3. A peel comprising a wooden blade vhaving a handle slot disposed longitudinally thereof and extending inwardly from its heel edge and providing an opening between the two fiatl sides of the blade, a detachable handle member for Vthe peel blade in the form of a shaft having one end l Yprovided with means for interlocking, telescopic engagement Withithe heel endof' the blade. within the saidhandle slot there being a pair of spaced apart openings extending through the body of the body of the peel-blade from one flat side to the other flat side-thereof on opposite sides of Y of the blade, and means within the last said openings adapted to engage the aforesaid threaded bolts for adjustably clamping the said handle member to the heel end of the blade.

'4. A peel comprising a blade having a handle l slot disposed longitudinallythereof and extending inwardly from its heel edge and communicating between the two at outer surfaces thereof, a handle member disposed in and substantially filling the slot in the blade, there being coi-operating means between the said handle and the body of the blade within the said slot to permit a sliding engagement of the handle within the said slot, a pair of metallic brackets provided With bolt holes secured to opposite sides of -the handle member, and a pair of threaded bolts rotatably mounted in the said bolt holes on the brackets and extending into the adjacent body of the peel blade at the heel end thereof, portions of the said bolts adapted to engage the'body of the blade being screw threaded, and threaded metallic means embedded in the body of the blade forl cci-operating with the aforesaid threaded portions of the bolts whereby upon the rotation of said bolts' the said handle may be adjustably and detachably secured within the said slot at the heel end of the blade.

5. A peel comprising a wooden blade having a rabbeted slot disposed longitudinally thereof, extending inwardly from its heel edge and communicating between the said flat surfaces of the blade, a grooved handle member disposed in and substantially filling the rabbeted slot of the blade, the grooved portions thereof extending on opposite sides of the handle beyond the portion thereof adapted to normally engage within the slot of the blade, there being also a vpairof laterally extending grooves in the heel end of the blade on opposite sides of the aforesaid handle slot, a pair ofA angular metallic brackets adapted to be secured upon opposite sides of the said handle member to provide perforated angular portions adapted to receive rotatable clamping bolts, tongues formed integrally on the metallic brackets for engagement with the aforesaid grooves of the handle member, and other tongues formed integrally with the bracket for engagement with said grooves at the heel end of the blade, there being a pair ofA spaced apart openings in the body of the blade near the heel end extending from one iiat side to the other flat side thereof, a pair of headed bolts rotatably mounted within the bolt holes within the aforesaid metallic bracket on the handle member, the said rotatable bolts being screw threaded at their inner extremities and extending through openings provided in the body of the peel blade between the heel end thereof and the aforesaid spaced apart openings extending between the at sides of the blade, and metallic threaded nuts engaging the aforesaid threaded ends of the rotatable bolts Within the last said openings of the body of the blade, the said nuts being adapted to be embedded inthe material 5 forming the body of the blade when the said threaded bolts are rotated to exert a clamping 

